Science's Latest Invention: A Hangover-Free Beer

A group of Australian scientists may have solved one of man's age-old problems — how to prevent a hangover.

According to the New York Daily News, a team at Griffith University's Health Institute created hangover-free beer by adding electrolytes to two finished brews. The researchers used two commercially-made beers — a light and a regular beer — and tested their hydration qualities by giving them people who had just exercised. They found that the lighter beer with a lower alcohol content was three times more hydrating than the regular beverage after electrolytes were added. The researchers hope that a low-alcohol beer enhanced with rehydrating electrolytes will become a healthier, less risky beverage for people to enjoy, particularly after sports or other intense physical activities.